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Sunan an-Nasai 4818 — Hudhail Case of Woman and Fetus
The Diyah For A Woman's Fetus
Hadith About Fetus Diyah in the Hudhail Case
Sunan an-Nasai : 4818
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4818
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ اقْتَتَلَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فَرَمَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا الأُخْرَى بِحَجَرٍ وَذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا فَقَتَلَتْهَا وَمَا فِي بَطْنِهَا فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ دِيَةَ جَنِينِهَا غُرَّةٌ عَبْدٌ أَوْ وَلِيدَةٌ وَقَضَى بِدِيَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى عَاقِلَتِهَا وَوَرَّثَهَا وَلَدَهَا وَمَنْ مَعَهُمْ . فَقَالَ حَمَلُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ النَّابِغَةِ الْهُذَلِيُّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ أُغَرَّمُ مَنْ لاَ شَرِبَ وَلاَ أَكَلْ وَلاَ نَطَقَ وَلاَ اسْتَهَلّ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ يُطَلّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا هَذَا مِنْ إِخْوَانِ الْكُهَّانِ " . مِنْ أَجْلِ سَجْعِهِ الَّذِي سَجَعَ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Two women of Hudhail had a fight, and one of them threw a rock at the other and killed her and the child in her womb. They referred the dispute to the Messenger of Allah, and the Messenger of Allah ruled that the Diyah for her fetus was a male or female slave, and that the Diyah of the woman be paid by her 'Aqilah (male relatives on the father's side). And he made her children and those who were with them her heirs.Hamal bin Malik bin An-Nabighah Al-Hudhali said: "O Messenger of Allah, how can I pay blood money for one who neither ate nor drank, or shouted such a one should be over looked." The Messenger of Allah said: "This is one of the brothers of the soothsayers" because of the rhyming way in which he spoke.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4818In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 113English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4822
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4818
This hadith gives a fuller account of two women of Hudhail who fought. One threw a rock at the other, killing her and the child in her womb. The dispute was brought to the Messenger of Allah. He ruled that the diyah for the fetus was a male or female slave, and that the diyah for the woman was to be paid by her aqilah. He also made her children and those with them her heirs. When Hamal bin Malik objected in rhymed speech, the Prophet replied that this was like the speech of soothsayers. The hadith about fetus diyah shows responsibility for both the fetus and the woman in the reported case.
What we learn from this hadith
- The fetus had a separate diyah of a male or female slave.
- The woman's diyah was placed on the aqilah.
- The Prophet assigned inheritance to her children and those with them.
- The objection made in rhymed speech was rejected by the Prophet.
